McNally Smith College of Music
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Tel:
(651) 291-0177
- McNally Smith College of Music is dedicated to providing education of the highest quality based upon contemporary and enduring artistic values, promoting individual expression and growth, and creating a supportive environment that serves the needs of a diverse and changing society.
School Highlights
McNally Smith College of Music serves 518 students (78% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 8:1 is lower than the state community college average of 29:1.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 37%.
Top Placements
McNally Smith College of Music places among the top 20% of community colleges in Minnesota for:
- Category Attribute
- Selectivity Lowest acceptance rates
School Overview
The teacher population of 62 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| McNally Smith College of Music | (MN) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private, for profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 62 staff | 73 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Founded by Jack McNally and Doug Smith in 1985, at McNally Smith College of Music, you'll explore your passion for music at a top music college with a unique hands-on curriculum that immerses you in today's technology, nurtures your vision and develops your talents. A music college where you can study music business, composition, audio recording, production and live sound, hip hop studies, popular music performance with your instrument of choice--guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, voice, brass, woodwinds, or strings. The McNally Smith College of Music (formerly Musictech) campus in St. Paul, Minnesota, was designed from the ground up as a state-of-the-art music school. With twelve recording studios including SSL rooms, digital 5.1 surround control rooms, Pro Tools labs, and a 300-seat concert hall with a 20,000 watt Midas/EV sound system, dozens of custom designed classrooms and sophisticated digital video production workshops, the campus is an exclusive and uniquely functional facility. The Degree and Diploma Program course offered at the college includes Bachelor of Music in Performance, Bachelor of Arts in Music (Emphasis: Music Business), Bachelors of Science Degree in Music (Emphasis: Music Production) Associate of Fine Arts in Music, A.A.S. in Music (Emphasis: Music Performance, Artist Diploma, or Music Production), A.A.S. in Recording Technology, A.A.S. in Music Business, International Music Business Course, Professional Musicians Course, Recording Engineering Course and Class Descriptions. McNally Smith College of Music (formerly Musictech) is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, offering degrees and programs in Music Performance, Recording Technology, Music Business, and Composition.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to McNally Smith College of Music is Saint Paul College (0.6 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 6,912 students | 0.60 Mi235 Marshall Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55102
(651) 846-1600 0.606,912 - Minneapolis Business CollegePrivate for-profit135 students | 5.30 Mi1711 W County Rd B
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 636-7406 5.30135 - Globe University-WoodburyPrivate, for profit776 students | 7.60 Mi8089 Globe Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55125
(651) 332-8000 7.60776 - 4,264 students | 8.50 Mi2500 80th St E
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
(651) 450-3000 8.504,264 - Globe University-MinneapolisPrivate, for profit164 students | 8.70 MiIDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Suite 51
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 455-3000 8.70164
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